Monday 8 October 2012 16.47 EDT
First published on Monday 8 October 2012 16.47 EDT

The Aston Villa defender Ciaran Clark has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad with manager Giovanni Trapattoni facing an injury crisis following the loss of the defender Sean St Ledger and the midfielder Glenn Whelan, who were both due to have scans this afternoon.

The pair suffered hamstring injuries while playing for Leicester and Stoke respectively over the weekend.The Sunderland winger James McClean has also been ruled out of the World Cup qualifier against Germany in Dublin on Friday evening after a scan on Wearside revealed the extent of the hip injury he suffered a hip injuryduring his club's 3-0 Premier League defeat at Manchester City on Saturday.

Trapattoni, who was already without the defender Richard Dunne, lost the Wolves striker Kevin Doyle on Friday after he picked up a thigh problem in training.